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Thrive By Design: Business and Marketing Strategy for Fashion, Jewelry and Creative Brands

I’m your host, Tracy Matthews, Chief Visionary Officer of Flourish & Thrive Academy. After 20+ years in the jewelry industry, I believe you deserve to make money doing what you love, without spending every waking minute doing it. I’ve built two jewelry businesses: one that totally flopped after years of stress and burnout, and then one that I built around MY desired lifestyle, which is still thriving to this day. Both were fueled by equal passion and dedication. The only difference is that I realized your business should be built around your lifestyle, not the other way around. I founded Flourish & Thrive Academy because it’s my mission to help independent jewelry designers and handmade product makers like you build a business that THRIVES in today’s market and aligns with what YOU want. Every week, I’m dedicated to demystifying the secrets of the jewelry industry and teaching you tips and strategies that are working now, so you don’t have to learn the hard way, like I did. My Desired Brand Effect Methodology has helped thousands of jewelry designers and makers build and scale businesses that create financial freedom in their lives. Building a business is a marathon, not a sprint, and you don’t have to do it alone. I’m so happy to be on this journey with you. You can subscribe to the show here and watch every episode on YouTube here. Follow us on Instagram @flourish_thrive or slide into my DMs @tracymatthewsny. Visit flourishthriveacademy.com to learn more about our mission and our high-level coaching programs for dedicated business owners, Laying The Foundation and Momentum. And if you want to learn more about The Desired Brand Effect, I wrote a whole book about it! Read the first chapter for free here. Welcome to the #ThriveTribe, m’dear. I’m always dropping new resources, masterclasses, and opportunities for independent makers, so stay tuned!
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Dec 28, 2023

Is your relationship with money impacting your ability to create wealth and find enjoyment in the things that you’re doing to generate revenue?

I love talking about things that are holding you back from becoming wildly successful! 

In the latest episode of the Thrive by Design Podcast, I chat with Mike Brown - a serial entrepreneur, a former Navy pilot, and the founder of Unbreakable Wealth. 

We talk about:

  • The number one thing stopping you from taking your wealth to the next level. 

  • The four magic numbers that will make or break your success. 

  • How to heal your relationship with money and stop feeling so stressed all the time. 

  • More tips on how to build unbreakable wealth!

He tells you how to change the habits preventing you from creating wealth in your life and how to bridge the gap between wealth and freedom! 

Join us to learn financial strategies to break free from your limitations and how to accelerate your wealth-building journey!

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 451!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

 

Mike’s Instagram

Mike’s Website

Momentum

The Desired Brand Effect

 

Are you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. 

 

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xo, Tracy Matthews

 

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Dec 21, 2023

Episode #450: The 5 Steps to Manifest Your Dream Jewelry Business 

Want my 5 steps to manifest your dream jewelry business and make it happen in 2024?

In the latest episode of the Thrive by Design Podcast, this Christmas episode is a celebration for you! I make sure that you’re fully prepared and give you all the tools you need to make it your best year yet!

I talk about:

  • How to be confident you’re taking the right steps to get to your goals. 

  • How to remove the things that are subconsciously keeping you from what you want.

  • My envisioning process that’s been proven to work.  

  • Everything you should do right now to reach your next level next year!

No matter where you’re at, here’s how to create the business of your dreams in 2024. (Hint: It all starts with setting your intention and understanding where you want to go.)

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 450 as I talk about the exact process that I used to manifest a million-dollar company and my relationship! 

 

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

The Jewelry Business Owner’s Growth Guide

Momentum

The Desired Brand Effect

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Dec 19, 2023

Let’s get real about something that a lot of people are afraid of - how to overcome hardship and challenges, especially bankruptcy. 

What do you do when you have a business that might be in a bit of trouble and you love it and want it to work - but you’re unsure what to do next?

In the latest episode of the Thrive by Design Podcast, my chat with Brad Pedersen will forever change your perspective, especially if you need hope and encouragement. 

We talk about:

  • How to become more powerful no matter what you’re facing.

  • Why you need struggles (that’s right). 

  • How to get your confidence back and move past shame. 

  • More ways to turn your problems into success! 

After walking through the fire and coming out even more successful on the other side, he talks about how he overcame going through bankruptcy and, more importantly, how he dealt with the emotions that come with it.

The author of a book called Startup Santa, an award-winning entrepreneur, an angel investor, and an all-around badass, Brad uncovers how to navigate challenges in your business and continue growing year after year. 

Listen to episode #449 of Thrive by Design - Using Failure As Fuel For Growth with Brad Pedersen.

Join us to learn how to use your beliefs, struggles, and failures as a launch pad for something so much bigger!

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 449!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Brad’s Book

The Jewelry Business Owner’s Growth Guide

Momentum

The Desired Brand Effect

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xo, Tracy Matthews

 

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Dec 14, 2023

Ready to break away from self-sabotage and gain the confidence and clarity you need to create success and sustainability in your business?

Whether you’re a creative, an artist, or a jewelry business owner, if you’re trying to make a living with your art and lack confidence, keep finding new things to learn, and are overwhelmed with putting yourself out there, you’re in luck!

In the latest episode of the Thrive by Design Podcast, I chat with Miriam Schulman who is the brilliant author of Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living from Your Creativity - and she tells you exactly what’s holding you back and how to change that today. 

Her Passion to Profit Framework gives you the strategy to become wildly profitable in selling your offerings - without waiting any longer. 

Miriam makes everything crystal clear so you stop procrastinating and start taking the steps to grow and uplevel your dream biz today. 

Join us to learn the five elements that will make you amazingly successful as an artpreneur!

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 448!

 

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Miriam’s Website

Miriam’s Instagram

Momentum

The Desired Brand Effect



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Dec 7, 2023

Did you know that if you believe it, you can achieve it?

In the latest episode of the Thrive by Design Podcast, you’re going to freaking love my guest today,  Lia Valencia Key! She’s a bundle of joy and shares her story about reinvention and how she transformed her childhood of poverty and hardship into something positive and amazing. 

Raised with very humble beginnings and in the most impoverished neighborhood in Philidelphia, she grew up in a homeless shelter with her mother and siblings. In those dark times, her mom told her, “Your predicament does not determine your destiny”. 

Lia shows you how to always find the light within yourself and how all things are possible. She’s living proof of shattering glass ceilings as she built a wildly successful business that’s been featured on QVC, Oprah’s Favorite Things, and so many more places! 

We talk about:

  • The secrets of connecting to your customers and selling on a whole new level.

  • How to overcome adversity and not let your circumstances determine your future.

  • How to get yourself out of a funk and find joy when you’re not feeling it.

  • More inspiration you’re going to love!

You are going to love her. 

Join me as I talk with one of the most joyful people that I’ve ever spoken to! Her words of wisdom and advice on how to persevere with joy will forever change your perspective (and business)!  

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 447!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Lia’s Website 

Lia’s Personal Instagram

Lia’s Business Instagram 

Momentum

The Collective Mastermind

The Desired Brand Effect

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xo, Tracy Matthews

 

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